snape torturing Harry wasRe: Chapter 29, - Broken Potion

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>Mcmaxslb wrote: 
> 
>            I despise him. Snape has been a complete s#!+ to Harry 
> from the first moment that they met and he has though his 
treatment 
> of Harry created such animosity between them that Snivellus has 
hurt, 
> indeed almost lost, the cause that he is supposed to be fighting 
for 
> and it is 100% Snape's fault. He didn't try to teach Harry 
> Occlumency. He just used the opportunity to torture him! If 
Snivellus 
> had done the job properly then Voldemort wouldn't have been able 
to 
> lure Harry to the MoM in the first place. Now some of the blame is 
> Dumbledore's. He should've know that Snape wouldn't do the job 
right. 
> I hope that in HBP that there is a scene in which Dumbledore takes 
> Snively to task and tells him to grow up.

Potioncat:
Ok, you're allowed to dispise Snape.  He is somewhat lacking in 
social graces.

I disagree that he tortured Harry in Occlumency lessons.  As I read 
it, he remains distant and firm.  But he doesn't throw anything back 
at Harry. The question about the dog seems more a real interest as I 
read it, or an attempt, possibly, to bring up one of the less 
embarrassing memories.Harry has afterall, just asked if Snape saw 
the bits of memory.

I don't think he failed to teach Harry on purpose. 

So far, the only person I remember DD dressing down is Fudge.  DD 
could take a few lessons from McGonagall. She knows the value 
of "character-building consequences."

I also think if I started to read HP now, I wouldn't like Snape. My 
daughter has a coach who is making her life miserable. But when I 
did start SS/PS, it was "spoiled" for me that Snape wasn't the bad 
guy and I've been intrigued by his actions and possible motives ever 
sinse then.

Potioncat: please disregard typos and spelling errors.  I'm having a 
heck of a time reading the monitor.